The Asian Bestiary, Vol. I - PDF

Every gamer's heard of dragons, vampires, werewolves, and zombies ? but how about preta, chiang-liang, qiongqi, macan gadungan, orgoli, or the wondrous beasts of the amazing Himmapan Forest?

The Asian Bestiary, Volume I is your guide to these and dozens more strange, eerie, and dangerous monsters, creatures, beings, and fantastic animals from the cultures and folklore of Asia. It includes monsters from:

?China ? India ? Cambodia ? Indonesia ? Mongolia ? Thailand ? Vietnam

And see Volume II for even more monsters from Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and beyond!

If you?re looking for something new and unusual to pit against your PCs, for a wizard to summon, or to weave an entire kingdom or story arc around, The Asian Bestiary has just what you?re looking for!

Lots of good research for an oriental flavored game. Some of the art is very good and useful. I found this very helpful and useful for an urban fantasy game with Asian community-based adventures (ala "Big Trouble in Little Chinatown"). [...]

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